Linux newbie Folding@Home install question(s)

[IglooDame]

I've just installed RedHat 9.0 on one of my celeron boxes, and am figuring on putting Folding@Home (back) on it. Except, I'm pathetically ignorant of how to do this or most other stuff in Linux. I'm logged in as root, I've downloaded the console client (FAH502-Linux.exe) to the root directory (that has proc, bin, etc, and other directories in it), but when trying to execute it by doubleclicking or using Start->Run, it tells me "Nautilus has no installed viewer capable of displaying FAH502-Linux.exe".

#1 - Where should I be putting the setup file prior to executing it?

#2 - How do I execute it?

#3 - Assuming it runs as an auto-start service, how do I start/stop the service?

I'd appreciate any help getting started with this.

 

[bhsup]

YeGods, I did a quick search thinking it would be an easy answer. Right...

Read all of this stuff, paying particular attention to the links quoted below. Personally, while I enjoy piddling around with BSD, I'm not sure I'll give up Windows as my main OS for quite awhile.

Installation & startup script for RedHat, Mandrake, SuSE, ... - finstall:
http://www.vendomar.ee/~ivo/finstall
http://www.vendomar.ee/~ivo/bfinstall
http://forum.folding-community.org/viewtopic.php?t=2283
http://forum.folding-community.org/viewtopic.php?p=33814#33814

 

[Padma]

Basic client installation
To install the Folding@home client on a Linux system, you need to do the following:

1. Create a subdirectory in your home directory to put the Folding@home files in. I like to name the directory something descriptive... like folding.
2. Download the latest Linux client from Stanford's site and save it to the directory you created in step 1. The remaining instructions assume that you've downloaded the 5.02 client, FAH502-Linux.exe. If you have downloaded a newer client, substitute the appropriate file name in all of the instructions below.
3. Navigate to the folding directory (using the cd command), and enter the command: chmod +x FAH502-Linux.exe to mark the client as executable.
4. Run the client, and configure it. Assuming you are still in the folding directory, all you need to do is enter: ./FAH502-Linux.exe and the client should start. It prompts for your configuration options, just like the Windows console client does. Don't forget to enter 2630 as your team ID!

Once you have configured the client, it will continue to run in your terminal window. If you don't mind starting the client manually every time you log in, you're done. The client will stop when you log out; if you need to stop it manually for some reason, just hit ^C (control-C) in your terminal window. To start it up again, just navigate to your folding directory and enter: ./FAH502-Linux.exe If you'd like to automate things a bit more, read on...

And there's more (including how to run it as a service): The Tech Report.

(I found this with a very quick Google search.... )

 

[bhsup]

Ack! Wrong team number in the quote. Anybody reading this and wanting to setup for CFC folding, be sure to ignore that part and use team number 47958 instead.

 

[Padma]

Okay, I just quoted the part from The Tech Report. I suppose that's *their* team number.

 

[IglooDame]

Thanks to both of you for your help, I'll give those a go (and yes, I'm a little at ignoring search engines before starting this thread).

And no worries on me putting in the right team#, I've entered it enough times now that I've got it memorized already.